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PRIMER PERIODO

ÁREA/ASIGNATURA: DOCENTE: GRADO:

Inglés Eliana Domínguez O. Octavo
ESTUDIANTE: FECHA DE ENTREGA: CALIFICACIÒN:
1 de Abril
Indicador de desempeño

 Evaluar el impacto de las acciones humanas en el medio ambiente en el país a través de un texto
expositivo en el que describa situaciones relacionadas a la sostenibilidad del país.
I. Activities
1. Make a list of 25 words related to the environment.
2. Match the following human actions with its definition.
1 2 3 4 5

A. It is an undesirable condition where the number of existing human population exceeds the
carrying capacity of Earth. _______
B. It is the act or process of working the ground, planting seeds, and growing edible plants. You
can also describe raising animals for milk or meat. ________
C. It is the activity of catching fish and other seafood for commercial profit, mostly from wild
fisheries. ______
D. It involves cutting trees for sale as timber or pulp. The timber is used to build homes,
furniture, etc.; the pulp is used to make paper and paper products. _______
E.  It is how minerals are removed from the ground. ________
3. Consult how to write wh questions and complete the following ones talking about the
environment…
a) How ___________________________________________________________________?
b) What __________________________________________________________________?
c) Why ___________________________________________________________________?
d) When __________________________________________________________________?
e) Where _________________________________________________________________?

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4. Use the expressions to introduce your opinions and answer the following questions.
a) What do you think of people who throw trash to the street?
b) What is your take on people who smoke all the time?
c) What is your opinion about exploding mines?
5. Ask for the opinion of someone about the effects of human action on Earth
____________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
6. Read carefully and answer the questions below.

First of all, pollution in Medellín is not some of the “worst on earth”. There are
actually over 600 cities and towns around the world with worse pollution than
Medellín according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Over 250 cities
and towns in China and India have pollution that is worse than in Medellín.

According to WHO, in Latin America there are several cities and towns that have
worse pollutant levels than Medellín. This includes Lima, Peru; Santiago, Chile
and several other towns in Chile; Monterrey, Mexico; Cuba Tao, Brazil; as well
as several towns in Costa Rica that all have worse levels. Bogotá also has a
pollution problem as it is also located in a valley.

Furthermore, the pollution level in Medellín varies in different parts of the metro
area according to the city’s monitoring stations. The worst level of pollutants in
the metro area tends to be found in El Centro, La Estrella and Itagüí and the
lower parts of the valley.

Up the hills in El Poblado, Envigado and Sabaneta the pollutant levels tend to be
lower. So, it is possible to choose a neighborhood to live in Medellín with less
pollution.

Retrieved on March 23rd, 2019 from https://medellinliving.com/pollution/

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a) What is this text about?

b) What does WHO mean?

c) Where are the worst level pollutants in the metro area ?

d) What are the neighborhoods thas has low levels of pollution?

7. Design a brochure where you define the word “Air pollution” and mention the problems
this Medellín and the solutions you propose.
8. What would you do to help the environment? Mention 5 actions
Example: I would stop using plastic bags.
9. Answer the following questions. Pay attention to the examples.
How is people destroying the Earth? Mention 5 actions
Example: People is making more electronic trash.
How is people trying to help the Earth? Mention 5 actions
Example: People is making ecofriendly artefacts.
10. Are you worried about something? Are you concerned about something? Mention 4 things
you are concerned or worried about related to the environment.
Example : I am worried about lion hunting/ I am concerned about lion hunting.

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